ʻO ka iʻa hoʻomaʻemaʻe

ʻO kekahi iʻa aʻu e ʻike nui ai no ka mea iaʻu, ʻo ka iʻa hoʻomaʻemaʻe wai ʻauʻau, i ʻike maopopo ʻia pleco a i ʻole iʻa iʻa. He iʻa i hoʻohana ʻia e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka aquarium, ʻoiai i ka ʻoiaʻiʻo ʻike mākou i ka neʻe iki ʻana, ʻaʻole ia he diurnal akā he iʻa nocturnal a ʻai wale ia i ka pō.

ʻO kēia iʻa, ʻo ka mea maʻamau ka maluhia, hiki i 60 kenimika a neʻe iki i ka lā, ʻoiaʻiʻo e noho ia ma kahi i hoʻopili ʻia i ke kīʻaha a i hūnā ʻia paha ma waena o nā mea kanu e ʻike ʻia i kekahi lā aʻe i kahi wahi ʻē aʻe.

'Lelo wau i kēlā he maluhia mau akā ʻo ka ʻoiaʻiʻo ka mea nui ia i ka laha e noho ai a i ʻole ka ʻāina i loaʻa iā ia. ʻAʻole ia he iʻa e hoʻouka kaua inā ʻaʻole hāʻawi ʻia nā kumu a makaʻu paha ka makaʻu. ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻo kekahi o nā pilikia nui, ma ka liʻiliʻi noʻu, ʻo ia ka manawa e pono ai wau e hoʻololi i ka wai i loko o ka aquarium.

ʻO kēia iʻa maʻamau he kakalaioa ma kou kino a pau e pale iā ia iho mai ka makaʻu (no laila ke koi ʻia ʻaʻole e hoʻopā me kou mau lima) a ke makemake mākou e hemo iā ia mai ka aquarium e waiho iā ia i kahi manawa ʻē aʻe, inā nui ka iʻa hiki iā ia ke hoʻoikaika i ka hopena o ka hoʻouka ʻana (I ʻaʻole maopopo inā ua lohe ʻoe i kekahi ʻIke ʻoe i kahi ulu iʻa akā hana kēia. Pono ʻoe e nui E makaʻala i kona poʻo a me kona waha ikaika no ka mea, puhi ʻo ia i ka ʻupena a hoʻokuʻu ʻole a hiki i ka maopopo heʻaʻohe mea weliweli. E hoʻomanawanui ʻoe me kēia iʻa i kēlā ʻano.

Kaawale mai keia, he iʻa nani loa ke wehe ʻia kona mau laka (ma ka ʻaoʻao a ma nā ʻaoʻao a me ka huelo), he hōʻike loa ia a inā ʻike ʻoe pehea e mālama pono ai ʻike ʻoe i kēlā, i kēlā me kēia mau mahina, e ulu nui aʻe ia.